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Why WHO chose ‘Omicron’ not ‘Xi’ for new COVID variant

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Many people had expected the agency to label the latest variant Nu, which comes after Mu, a variant designated on August 30.

Instead, the WHO skipped over nu as well as Xi, the next Greek letter in line – a move that many users on social media pointed out, while some questioned whether it was…



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